These books have shown Tom how powerful our own personal narratives can be in dictating the outcome of our lives

Tom would also always ask interviewees what their plans were, for after they worked at Quest

It’s important to realize, and Tom did, that most people just don’t stay in a job for longer than 3-4 years

If Tom believed he could help them get there through their time at Quest, he knew they could work together to make something amazing happen

“I would rather have an employee who believes I’m making their life better every day, than to have an employee for 20 years, and they hate every bit of it” – The way these two types of people will work, are dramatically different

Fulfillment

Fulfillment is a neurochemical state – it ebbs and flows

“Fulfillment comes from becoming someone you’re proud of, and building a skill set that’s incredibly hard to build, that serves not only yourself, but other people”

Do the hard things, not things that are pleasurable – this is when you feel fucking awesome, when you do the hard things while other people are playing

“The cool stories, are the one’s that while you’re in it, suck”

Peter – “It’s very hard to be fulfilled, if you’re not servicing someone else, at some point”

Suicide

Think about much suicide goes against the idea of evolution, yet it’s so common

It’s so ubiquitous, that almost no person’s life hasn’t been affected by it

Tom thinks the rise in suicide, might just be tied to something happening to the microbiome